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To: Swordmaker

It’s kind of funny, because if you really think about Apple is actually the monopoly.


3 posted on 03/31/2009 11:08:41 PM PDT by Tempest (The Republican party, racing to lose 2010)
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To: Tempest
It’s kind of funny, because if you really think about Apple is actually the monopoly.

Not according to the courts. Psystar's attempt to defend itself by attacking Apple as a monopoly in "Mac OS X compatible computers" was thrown out of court on its ear. Apple is a monopolist only in the same way that Honda is a monopolist in reference to Honda automobiles. Economically and legally one cannot be a "monopolist" for its own copyrighted or patented products. One can only be a monopolist in reference to a "market."

4 posted on 03/31/2009 11:15:11 PM PDT by Swordmaker (Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE is "AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE!)
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To: Tempest; Swordmaker
> It’s kind of funny, because if you really think about Apple is actually the monopoly.

Ummm, sure.... just like H-P is a monopoly because they're the only ones who sell ProLiant servers. And Dell is a monopoly because they're the only ones who sell Dimensions...

What a dumb line of pseudo-reasoning.

Hello? Apple has a market niche, not a monopoly. They are the sole-source for their trademarked products. That's not monopoly.

Microsoft is a 9000-pound gorilla with huge market-share, but even they are no longer really a monopoly, since there are credible competitors who (finally!) are kicking MSFT's butt to an increasing degree.

I suggest that you look up your definitions.

8 posted on 03/31/2009 11:50:54 PM PDT by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
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